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Career Services

Career Services educates to empower students to forge valuable connections between their college experiences and their personal and professional lives. We support and challenge EWU students to choose inspiring majors, gain significant experience, and prepare for their future careers.

Set up an Internship

Many employers make hiring decisions with recent graduates based on the professional experience that a student gains during an internship or other experiential learning. We strongly recommend completing two internships during your coursework, even if your major program does not require them.

How internships work

An internship involves three partners: your Faculty Internship Advisor, the Internship Site Supervisor, and the Internship Coordinator with Career Services. Your Faculty Advisor is already assigned to you based on your major. Look at page 2 of the Internship Learning Contract Packet to identify your Faculty Internship Advisor. These partners work together to ensure that you have the best internship experience possible.

Steps to set up your internship

EaglesAXIS is a fantastic way to manage your career objectives. You can use EagleAXIS to make appointments with us, navigate internship postings, upload resumes and cover letters, apply for opportunities, and register for professional development and networking events.

2. Find an internship site

Some companies may already have an internship program in place. Those internships are often posted in the employment section of the company's website. If you do not see any posted, do not hestitate to contact a company directly and ask them if they have internships available. More general search resources are available here.

Networking opportunties

80% of jobs are never uploaded to search engines or job boards. Meeting and interacting with professionals is a good strategy for discovering internship opportunities and future careers. Go to the Tips on Networking section for organizations that arrange networking events.

3. Complete your Internship Learning Contract

Once you have established a site that is willing to host you as an intern, you will need to begin the process of arranging for academic credit.

Contact your Faculty Internship Advisor to make sure you have all necessary information.

Fill out the Learning Contract with the site supervisor at your internship site.

Returned the signed learning contract to Career Services.

4. Enroll for Credit

You must enroll for credit to complete an internship. To finalize the process you must:

5. Turn in your Evaluations at the specified times

You will be evaluated on your internship performance as a part of your grade. At both mid-term and finals week, you will turn in your evaluations to Career Services. The evaluations are included in your packet. Deadlines are below.

Deadlines for the 2014-2015 School Year

Fall 2014

Winter 2015

Spring 2015

Summer 2015

Learning Contract: 10-7-14

Learning Contract: 1-16-15

Learning Contract: 4-10-15

Learning Contract: 7-06-15

Midterm Evaluation: 10-24-14

Midterm Evaluation: 2-06-15

Midterm Evaluation: 4-24-15

Midterm Evaluation: 7-21-15

Final Evaluation: 11-28-14

Final Evaluation: 3-06-15

Final Evaluation: 5-29-15

Final Evaluation: 8-14-15

End of Internship

End of Internship

End of Internship

End of Internship

Questions?

Romeal Watson, Internship Coordinator, is your main contact regarding internship questions. He processes your internship paperwork and keeps an archive of your internship. Note, however, that each college has a Career Services Advisor assigned to them. These advisors have more in-depth knowledge as to what you may be looking for regarding your internship and career.

If you are unsure which college you belong to, please contactour main desk at 509.359.6365 to be connected with the career advisor that specializes in your discipline.